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Sagittarius-Aquarius · 07-30-2010, 08:01 PM

A house fly, heavy with eggs. I was doing water changes, and I came back to water full of eggs with a semi-gored house fly. Should I be concerned? He's in a safe tank right now, it's not his main. None of the water from it will be going back into his tank after this nasty fly business.

I know bettas are insectivores, but I'm just concerned about house flies as a meal...

Thanks!

carmenh · 07-30-2010, 08:12 PM

The fly itself won't be a problem, and I would guess the pesticide risk is relatively low if it was still flying around and just drowned :-)

Ciddian · 07-30-2010, 09:19 PM

I wouldn't be worried. Mine ate a bee once D:

Sagittarius-Aquarius · 07-30-2010, 11:21 PM

Haha! Good to hear, he seems just fine. I took the remains away as soon as I caught him. It was neat to see though.

BettaBeats · 07-31-2010, 04:11 PM

some people feed flies to their fish. lol, i know my gouramis ate a fruit fly on the surface last week.

Sagittarius-Aquarius · 07-31-2010, 08:55 PM

I've seen the fruit fly phenomenon, but never a house fly. It was a big critter. He doesn't seem ill, which is relieving.

Did they enjoy it? :P

Philip.Chan.92 · 07-31-2010, 11:07 PM

Whenever I found a bug I used to feed it to my fish, the tiger and odessa barbs usually took all the legs, and the convict cichlids came and finished the job. Quite a few fish eat insects in the wild and I know for a fact that bettas do.

Firerox · 07-31-2010, 11:19 PM

Whenever I swat a house fly / fruit fly I just drop the dead body(s) into my bettas' tanks. They love it!

Sagittarius-Aquarius · 08-02-2010, 11:10 AM

Good to know. He's eaten fruit flies and such, I was only concerned about risks of parasites. Thanks for the story, Philip :P
I know wild mosquito larvae are not a good idea.

bae · 08-02-2010, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sagittarius-Aquarius

Good to know. He's eaten fruit flies and such, I was only concerned about risks of parasites. Thanks for the story, Philip :P
I know wild mosquito larvae are not a good idea.

In general, unless the wild food is taken from a body of water that has fish living in it, you don't have to worry about parasites. After all, parasites have a life cycle that includes at least one stage living in the host. No hosts, no completion of life cycle, no parasites.

07-30-2010, 08:01 PM	#1
Sagittarius-Aquarius Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 155 Feedback Score: (0) View Member Photos	My Betta Just Ate... A house fly, heavy with eggs. I was doing water changes, and I came back to water full of eggs with a semi-gored house fly. Should I be concerned? He's in a safe tank right now, it's not his main. None of the water from it will be going back into his tank after this nasty fly business. I know bettas are insectivores, but I'm just concerned about house flies as a meal... Thanks! __________________ My fish: Nimoy (cellophane with red spots) - veiltail betta - white and red with purple eyes black copper - rosetail betta - black with grey eyes and copper sheen Abe (blue) - veiltail betta - blue and pink(in my avatar, bad quality) Currently in charge of... 6 neon tetras 2 ghost shrimp 4 panda corys

07-30-2010, 08:12 PM	#2
carmenh Devoted Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Burlington Posts: 368 Feedback Score: (6) View Member Photos	The fly itself won't be a problem, and I would guess the pesticide risk is relatively low if it was still flying around and just drowned :-) __________________ Carmen 90g reef 90g FOWLR with a mutant huge GSPuffer 65 FW community 29g FW Turgidus Puffer 20g Figure 8 Puffer 15g RCS n' snail tank

07-30-2010, 09:19 PM	#3
Ciddian Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Toronto, Ont Posts: 5,945 Feedback Score: (24) View Member Photos	I wouldn't be worried. Mine ate a bee once D: __________________ Where is your calimari? ~_^

07-30-2010, 11:21 PM	#4
Sagittarius-Aquarius Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 155 Feedback Score: (0) View Member Photos	Haha! Good to hear, he seems just fine. I took the remains away as soon as I caught him. It was neat to see though. __________________ My fish: Nimoy (cellophane with red spots) - veiltail betta - white and red with purple eyes black copper - rosetail betta - black with grey eyes and copper sheen Abe (blue) - veiltail betta - blue and pink(in my avatar, bad quality) Currently in charge of... 6 neon tetras 2 ghost shrimp 4 panda corys

07-31-2010, 04:11 PM	#5
BettaBeats Devoted Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Carlton/Mutual Posts: 488 Feedback Score: (0) View Member Photos	some people feed flies to their fish. lol, i know my gouramis ate a fruit fly on the surface last week. __________________ Tech 10 Gallons with AquaClear 30 and 2x14w T5 Fauna Female Stiphodon Goby, Red and Yellow Dwarf Gouramis, Crystal Red Shrimps, 2x Otocinclus Catfish, Pink Ramshorn Snail Flora Ammania Sp. 'Bonsai', Anubias Nana Petite, A. Nana, A. Hastifolia, A. Barteri, Cryptocoryne Wendtii 'green', C. Balansae, Water Sprite, Dwarf Hairgrass, Rotala sp. Vietnam, Star Moss, Flame Moss 15 Gallon Tall ~ in the works

07-31-2010, 08:55 PM	#6
Sagittarius-Aquarius Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 155 Feedback Score: (0) View Member Photos	I've seen the fruit fly phenomenon, but never a house fly. It was a big critter. He doesn't seem ill, which is relieving. Did they enjoy it? :P __________________ My fish: Nimoy (cellophane with red spots) - veiltail betta - white and red with purple eyes black copper - rosetail betta - black with grey eyes and copper sheen Abe (blue) - veiltail betta - blue and pink(in my avatar, bad quality) Currently in charge of... 6 neon tetras 2 ghost shrimp 4 panda corys

07-31-2010, 11:07 PM	#7
Philip.Chan.92 Devoted Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Don Mills and Steeles Posts: 1,097 Feedback Score: (7) View Member Photos	Whenever I found a bug I used to feed it to my fish, the tiger and odessa barbs usually took all the legs, and the convict cichlids came and finished the job. Quite a few fish eat insects in the wild and I know for a fact that bettas do.

07-31-2010, 11:19 PM	#8
Firerox Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 143 Feedback Score: (1) View Member Photos	Whenever I swat a house fly / fruit fly I just drop the dead body(s) into my bettas' tanks. They love it!

08-02-2010, 11:10 AM	#9
Sagittarius-Aquarius Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 155 Feedback Score: (0) View Member Photos	Good to know. He's eaten fruit flies and such, I was only concerned about risks of parasites. Thanks for the story, Philip :P I know wild mosquito larvae are not a good idea. __________________ My fish: Nimoy (cellophane with red spots) - veiltail betta - white and red with purple eyes black copper - rosetail betta - black with grey eyes and copper sheen Abe (blue) - veiltail betta - blue and pink(in my avatar, bad quality) Currently in charge of... 6 neon tetras 2 ghost shrimp 4 panda corys

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